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hough

hough [ hawkh ]


noun  (plural houghs)
Definition:
 
1. U.K. zoology 
Same as  hock1 (sense 1)


2. Scotland food cut of beef: a cut of beef from the leg, used in stewing



transitive verb  (past and past participle houghed, present participle houghing, 3rd person present singular houghs)
Definition:
 
U.K. hamstring: to hamstring an animal

[ Old English hōh "heel" < Germanic]
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